Flagstaff Police arrest 8 individuals on child prostitution charges.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – On 3/9/2018, a prostitution sting was conducted involving multiple law enforcement agencies which resulted in eight arrests.

On 3/9/2018 the Flagstaff Police Department along with investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Prescott Valley Police Department made eight arrests during a one-day undercover investigation. The arrestees are identified as Mr. Maximo Marcilla, 52 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ; Mr. Ong Janul, 29 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ; Mr. Bradley Voigt, 34 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ; Mr. Christopher Marchant, 27 years of age, of Prescott Valley, AZ; Mr. Alonzo Yazzie, 37 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ; Mr. Andrew Mullen, 22 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ; Mr. Isaias Pozos-Gomes, 34 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ; and Mr. Abel Villar, 33 years of age, of Flagstaff, AZ.

The investigation focused on people paying to have sex with minors, under the age of 16. All of the arrestees involved made arrangements for specific sex acts that would be conducted with the minors in the prostitution related sting.

Undercover officers fielded well over one hundred calls/inquiries from would be suspects, with a large number declining upon learning the age of girls.

The goal of the proactive investigation was to abate local child prostitution, and prostitution in general that is organized through the internet.

Flagscanner obtained records on the arrest of the following 8 individuals for child prostitution charges. Its not known if the incidents below are related or if the suspects know each other. All of the arrests happened around the same time on March 9th. The incident location in each report was listed as the same address. We have reached out to the Flagstaff Police Department (the arresting agency) for more details about these arrests. We will promptly share whatever information we receive from them. Updates will be posted to this page.

You are absolutely right Mary Elena – although this is a good start – I’d like to see a more concerted effort and significant prosecutions. The vast majority of traffickers in the nation – including Arizona and Flagstaff are never held accountable. This must change.